The diplomats' world
Subtitle: a cultural history of diplomacy, 1815-1914
By: edited by Markus Mösslang and Torsten Riotte.
Contributors: Mösslang, Markus.; Riotte, Torsten, 1972-; German Historical Institute in London.
Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute London; Studies of the German Historical Institute London
Publisher: Oxford University Press; German Historical Institute London
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780199548675
Subjects: International relations -- History -- 19th century; Diplomacy -- History -- 19th century; Diplomacy -- History -- 20th century; Diplomatic and consular service -- History -- 19th century
Description: This volume explores the history of nineteenth-century diplomacy and in a new and innovative way. Drawing on the diplomats' many and varied encounters between their own individual and professional circles and the "wider world," this study discusses diplomacy as a part of the cultural history of politics. While many modern works on foreign affairs marginalize the nature of diplomatic practice, this volume links form and content, presenting diplomacy as both a real world experience and a structural element in international relations. All sixteen essays share a common interest in the interdependencies between individual personalities, experiences, and structural context and their relevance to the conduct of diplomacy and, ultimately, the outcome of diplomatic events. Among the topics covered are the social history and the operating norms of the diplomatic establishment, the influence of the public sphere on the conduct of diplomacy, the role of etiquette and protocol in diplomatic encounters. -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.